West Hill
West Hill rises to 586 m in New York. Rice Mountain stands 768 m to the southeast, 8.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Middle Hill, a peak 0.5 miles away. Adirondack Trail passes 8.7 miles off.
The story
mountain in Franklin County, New York, United States of America
Wikidata Q34819518, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 586 m
How to reach it
- 8.7 mi off the Adirondack Trail
- 19.7 mi off the Military Trail
- 22.5 mi off the Olympic Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Middle Hill: 0.5 mi
- Reeves Hill: 1.0 mi
- Cat Hill: 2.0 mi
- Bearcove Hill: 2.4 mi
- Little Hurd Hill: 2.8 mi
- Hopkinton Town Green: 12.8 mi
- The Great Lawn: 15.8 mi
- Brighton Memorial Park: 18.5 mi
- Seven Springs: 18.7 mi
- Walter F Pratt Memorial Forest: 19.1 mi
- Saint Regis Falls: 6.4 mi
- High Falls: 11.2 mi
- Augerhole Falls: 12.4 mi
- High Falls: 17.2 mi
- Allen Falls: 18.6 mi
- Deer River Primitive Area: 8.9 mi
- Franklin Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 9.0 mi
- Catherineville State Forest: 12.3 mi
- Fort Jackson State Forest: 16.4 mi
- Snow Bowl State Forest: 19.2 mi
- Saint Regis Mountain Fire Tower Historic Area: 14.9 mi
- The Narrows: 22.7 mi
- Lucy's Hole: 22.9 mi
- Cathedral Grove: 22.9 mi
- The Tub: 22.9 mi
- Goolds Garden: 15.8 mi
- Peace Garden: 15.8 mi
- Common Ground Garden: 24.1 mi
- Town of Tupper Lake Community Garden: 24.8 mi
- Stacy Bluff: 2.6 mi
- Hawk Ledge: 18.4 mi
- Six Nations Indian Museum: 19.7 mi
- Tannery Ruins: 22.7 mi
- Postwood Park: 23.8 mi
- Minerva Statue: 24.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.5 miles of West Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rice Mountain | SE 131° | 768 m | 8.7 mi |
| Flat Top Mountain | SW 216° | 744 m | 5.7 mi |
| West Mountain | SW 216° | 744 m | 5.7 mi |
| Furnace Mountain | ENE 65° | 736 m | 8.2 mi |
| Humbug Mountain | NE 52° | 734 m | 11.5 mi |
| Jennings Mountain | SE 128° | 724 m | 6.0 mi |
| Azure Mountain | SSW 194° | 708 m | 3.8 mi |
| Brushy Top Mountain | SSW 203° | 708 m | 4.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:32 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 20:03 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:19 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 15:33 | 16:21 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 17 | 20 | 30 | 44 | 57 | 66 | 69 | 68 | 61 | 49 | 37 | 25 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lawrenceville 3 SW, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 969259 — West Hill, Franklin County, New York.
OpenStreetMap element node/357595718
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